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Diabetes The Facts That Let You Regain Control of Your Life - Softcover

Kilo, MD Charles

 
9780471858010: Diabetes The Facts That Let You Regain Control of Your Life
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471858013 ISBN 13: 9780471858010
Verlag: Wiley, 1987

Inhaltsangabe

"Unlike most books about diabetes, this book is readable as astory--jampacked with exciting recent information about a diseasethat afflicts 100 million people." --Leo P. Krall, MD, JoslinClinic and Harvard Medical School, President of the DiabetesResearch and Education Foundation Understanding diabetes is thefirst step a diabetic patient takes toward living a long, activelife. If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed withdiabetes, here, in lay terms, is a comprehensive explanation thatwill help you understand diabetes--and learn to cope with it.Specifically not a how-to guide, Diabetes presents clear,scientific coverage of how the body functions and how diabetesaffects its various systems. It candidly addresses manycontroversies in treatment and discusses important new informationon vascular damage caused by diabetes. Drs. Kilo and Williamsonclearly and carefully explain:
* Psychological aspects
* Diabetes and men
* Diabetes and women
* Choosing a doctor
* Diet and exercise
* Obesity
* Medication
* Stress
* Complications of diabetes
You will also find exciting information on new developments indiabetes research, such as a new class of drugs--aldose reductaseinhibitors--which could revolutionize diabetes treatment.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Charles Kilo, MD, is Associate Professor (Clinical) of Medicine atthe Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis,Missouri. He has a large private medical practice, in which over 60percent of his patients have diabetes. Dr. Kilo is the author ofEducating the Diabetic Patient and Self Blood Glucose Monitoringfor the Person with Diabetes Mellitus. Joseph Williamson, MD, isProfessor of Pathology at the Washington University School ofMedicine and is a pathologist at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Drs.Kilo and Williamson are co-founders of the Kilo Diabetes &Vascular Research Foundation.

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"Unlike most books about diabetes, this book is readable as a story jampacked with exciting recent information about a disease that afflicts 100 million people." Leo P. Krall, MD, Joslin Clinic and Harvard Medical School, President of the Diabetes Research and Education Foundation Understanding diabetes is the first step a diabetic patient takes toward living a long, active life. If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with diabetes, here, in lay terms, is a comprehensive explanation that will help you understand diabetes and learn to cope with it. Specifically not a how-to guide, Diabetes presents clear, scientific coverage of how the body functions and how diabetes affects its various systems. It candidly addresses many controversies in treatment and discusses important new information on vascular damage caused by diabetes. Drs. Kilo and Williamson clearly and carefully explain:

  • Psychological aspects
  • Diabetes and men
  • Diabetes and women
  • Choosing a doctor
  • Diet and exercise
  • Obesity
  • Medication
  • Stress
  • Complications of diabetes
You will also find exciting information on new developments in diabetes research, such as a new class of drugs aldose reductase inhibitors which could revolutionize diabetes treatment.

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"Unlike most books about diabetes, this book is readable as a story—jampacked with exciting recent information about a disease that afflicts 100 million people." —Leo P. Krall, MD, Joslin Clinic and Harvard Medical School, President of the Diabetes Research and Education Foundation Understanding diabetes is the first step a diabetic patient takes toward living a long, active life. If you or someone close to you has been diagnosed with diabetes, here, in lay terms, is a comprehensive explanation that will help you understand diabetes—and learn to cope with it. Specifically not a how-to guide, Diabetes presents clear, scientific coverage of how the body functions and how diabetes affects its various systems. It candidly addresses many controversies in treatment and discusses important new information on vascular damage caused by diabetes. Drs. Kilo and Williamson clearly and carefully explain:

  • Psychological aspects
  • Diabetes and men
  • Diabetes and women
  • Choosing a doctor
  • Diet and exercise
  • Obesity
  • Medication
  • Stress
  • Complications of diabetes
You will also find exciting information on new developments in diabetes research, such as a new class of drugs—aldose reductase inhibitors—which could revolutionize diabetes treatment.

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Verlag
Wiley
Erscheinungsdatum
1987
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471858013
ISBN 13 
9780471858010
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
212
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